♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: breaking news tonight, healthcare emergency. the surgeon general warns the pandemic will get worse this week as hospitals in parts of the country are now overflowing. in new york, the outbreak's epicenter, the governor now ordering medical centers to take in more patients as the convention center is converted into a thousand-bed hospital. >> you'll see more people coming into the health system than we can handle. >> o'donnell: also breaking, no financial relief in sight: with congress unable to agree on a stimulus package, the wall street meltdown continues.

when will a bailout come for millions of american workers and their families? desperate for treatment, the mad rush to find treatments for the virus. stockpiles of an anti-malaria drug are being wiped out. our dr. jon lapook on this dangerous trend. home schooling millions of children around the country. now back in class at the kitchen table, but are all kids being given an equal opportunity to lern? consumer alert, cashing in on public panic. companies advertising fake coronavirus tests that can produce instant results. we confront the people selling false hope. and life goes on. from drive-by birthday parties to live-streamed weddings, how americans are still finding ways to come together from several feet apart. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's

capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. and as we come on the air tonight, the number of coronavirus cases in the united states is growing exponentially. and the surgeon general says it is going to get worse this week. more than a dozen states are now either ordering or asking people to stay home. school is now closed for 55 million children, and today virginia's governor called off school for the rest of the year. stocks plunged again on wall street as senators battled over relief and stimulus plans. and just moments ago the president said that the country was not built to be shut down and hinted that he wants to find a way to get some people back to work, even as experts say americans need to stay at home. the president's comments come as states and cities are frantically trying to round up medical supplies and increase hospital beds. now, an update on the cases here in the u.s., they have topped 42,000 with nearly 600 deaths. that's new.

new york state has become the epicenter of the outbreak. 6% of all cases in the world are there. today florida's governor ordered anyone traveling from new york to florida must go into quarantine for 14 days. jericka duncan is in new york city and leads off our coverage there. jericka? >> reporter: well, today, norah, marks the first day of the most restrictive guidelines here, stay-at-home orders in new york city. we also know that essential workers are the only ones that are supposed to be out. now, i can tell you right now as the streets and the sounds of the streets and the sounds of the streets are getting quieter, the message to stay inside is getting louder each day. help has arrived in new york cty, one of the nation's largest convention centers is being turned into a field hospital. the goal, 1,000 beds for non-coronavirus trauma patients to ease the burden of overwhelmed hospitals. >> this is a public health

emergency. this is a matter of life and death. >> reporter: half of the country's covid-19 patients are in new york state. 1,800 of them are in the city's hospitals. governor andrew cuomo says the state is trying to get as many medical supplies as it can. >> and we need about 30,000 ventilators, and we can just not get them. >> reporter: hospitals are overwhelmed with patients and alarmed that the supplies they have now will be gone have now will be gone in days. surgeon cornelia griggs has been on the front lines at new york-presbyterian. >> when you're a doctor, that's really your armor when you are facing walking into a room of a patient with a very infectious disease, and when we don't have our armor, we're completely vulnerable. >> reporter: the number of coronavirus cases in new york has nearly tripled in the last three days, totaling over 20,000 cases. louisiana has one of the fastest growth rates in the country.

a stay-at-home order remains in place in at least 13 states across the country. michigan was the latest. >> we will all have to make significant sacrifices. >> reporter: more than 8,600 national guard troops have been activated in all 50 states and d.c., and supply chains are being disrupted. some amazon prime shipping is reportedly delayed as long as a month. 33-year-old jason knoll is living with coronavirus. he remains hopeful people will do what's required to keep everyone safe. >> it's not a big deal for people that are you and me in my age and people that are younger, it's not, but it is a big deal for those around them. it's a big deal for people like my daughter who has a heart condition. it's a big deal for people like my parents, my kids' grandparents. if they get sick, it's a lot more serious. >> reporter: last week governor cuomo called on retired doctors, even nursing students, to help answer those calls for

help, saying that they need more of those medical workers. well, today, norah, andrew cuomo, governor cuomo reported that 30,000 people reached out to say they want to volunteer, they want to help fight this pandemic. >> o'donnell: wow. jericka, thank you. tonight congress still has not agreed on a nearly $2 trillion stimulus package. another vote failed today in the senate. the gridlock led to a sell-off on wall street. the dow was down almost 600 points, while the s&p has fallen 30% in the last 22 trading days. this is the fastest drop of that size in history. we'll turn now to nancy cordes. she is on capitol hill tonight. and nancy, does congress understand the urgency here? >> reporter: they do, norah, and senators had been hoping to vote today, but now the time line is slipping because democratic leader chuck schumer is still locked in negotiations with treasury secretary steven mnuchin. republicans argue it is taking too long and that the markets

and workers need certainty now. >> we don't have time for this. >> reporter: emotions ran high today. >> this is disgraceful. >> reporter: as senators tried to seal a $2 trillion deal. >> we don't think this bill will work. >> reporter: with immediate cash payments for american workers, billions in grants to small businesses, and a surge in unemployment insurance, up to four months worth at full salary, even for freelance or seasonal workers like detroit's christina hayes, who got laid off by delta last week. >> i'm going to have to map out how one bill is paid. or one bill will have to be late. i'm just going to have to make it truly work with what they give. >> reporter: senators know that time is of the essence. just today boeing announced it is temporarily closing some factories, impacting 70,000 workers. g.e. is slashing 10% of its

workforce. but democrats are pushing for more restrictions on the bill's $500 billion fund for big industry. >> the bill still includes something that most americans don't want to see, large don't want to see, large corporate bailouts with almost no strings attached. >> reporter: as the virus spreads, the strain on the senate is starting to show. >> this bill does not create a slush fund. >> reporter: kentucky republican rand paul tested positive yesterday. he and four colleagues are self-quarantined. the husband of minnesota's amy klobuchar is hospitalized and on oxygen. today president trump suggested that cutting off commerce to slow the spread could be worse than the virus itself. vice president pence has said some critical workers who have been exposed might stay on the job if they wear masks. a notion governor cuomo is exploring, as well. >> you can't stop the economy forever, so we have to start toy

t of wor >> reporter: tonight democratic senators are telling us they are making progress in these closed-door talks, but they think it might not be until tomorrow night, norah, that this bill is ready for a vote. >> o'donnell: which is raising questions about what's going to happen with the markets tomorrow. nancy, thank you. a rush on medications that many hope can treat coronavirus means those drugs are now in short supply, including for people who need them for other serious illnesses. but patients with coronavirus are pleading for treatment now. carter evans reports tonight from los angeles. >> i'm a young guy. i have no medical history. ( coughing ) >> reporter: struggling to speak, brooklyn dr. jinesh patel is a coronavirus patient. helped by drugsshort supply. now in very short supply. >> it feels so helpless. make it available in time so that it could be used before it.

>> reporter: some drugs like remdesivir have shown promise, but new york city dr. jesse greenberg, now in i.c.u., can't get it. >> what is the next step for your medical care if you don't get this medication? >> i don't know. >> reporter: and with hospitals filling up fast, california-based gilead sciences which makes remdesivir, reports an exceptional increase in compassionate use request, meaning the use of a new, unapproved drug to treat a sick patient. gilead says the overwhelming demand forced them to put remdesivir on hold for compassionate use. another drug, hydroxychloroquine, has shown promise with coronavirus, but patients like those with the autoimmune condition lupus are now seeing dangerous shortages. some people are stocking up on hydroxychloroquine right now even though they don't have any symptoms. >> please, i urge everyone, please do not do that. >> reporter: but help could soon be on the way. tomorrow new york state will

start clinical trials of two drugs. those on the front lines who need help themselves say it can't happen fast enough >> help this drug be made more available to those who are in need before it is too late. >> reporter: the fact that doctors are having such a hard time getting these medications when they're sick shows just how critical this situation is, because they can't help anyone else until they get better themselves. norah? >> o'donnell: carter, thank you. chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook joins us now. jon, good the see you. >> norah, nice to see you. >> o'donnell: the surgeon general is warning that this o be bad.ead. what exactly s what exactly should america prepare for? >> well, i think we should prepare for understanding that we have to flatten that curve, right? if there are more and more cases happening, we have to buy into the fact that when people do social distancing, when they do the hand washing properly, they're making a difference >> o'donnell: we've heard stories of doctors

over-prescribing drugs like hydroxychloroquine, which could be a possible treatment for covid-19. why is this so dangerous? >> i feel so strongly about this, norah. i understand the instinct to have it just in case, but when it's sitting there in your medicine cabinet unused, guess what? the people who actually need it may not be able to get it, and that's actually happening where people who have lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, where it is proven to work, they're not able to get it. >> o'donnell: so we are now halfway through the federal guidelines to slow the spread, this social distancing, are we seeing any progress? >> you know, norah, it's rally hard to know because there is not enough testing right now, and we are still waiting for a very important test that we have not spoken a lot about. what they're working on now is an antibody test to see if you had an infection. once we know, we're saying, maybe it turns out a lot more people were infected and immune than we realized and then we'll get a sense of where this might be headed. >> o'donnell: as we near the

deadline of those federal guidelines, at the same time you hear the governor of new york saying today, we need to start talking about reviving the economy and sending some people back to work. how will public health officials react to that? >> i heard that, and as a physician, they do brush up against each other. 'cause think about it, if you find out that somebody has immunity, those could be the exact community that go back to the front line, go back to work. >> o'donnell: what's the guidance about being outdoors? >> yes, you can go outside, yes, you have to be careful. you have to use your head about it. but personally and also as a physician, i think it's good for your physical health. it's good for your mental health, and guess what? if your anxiety goes down, that helps you get to sleep better, and guess what happens during sleep? your immunity gets repaired. >> o'donnell: we all want to keep our immunity way up. thank you, dr. jon lapook. >> all right, norah. >> o'donnell: tonight cbs news is investiisleadg claims about coronavirus test

kits. some are being sold online, others by telemarketers. catherine herridge now on what to look out for. >> reporter: entrepreneur jonathan cohen says he's received 4,000 orders for these coronavirus tests from china that he says may identify infection in minutes. that would be a positive test? >> indeed. yes, that's right. >> reporter: practicing proper social distancing, we met him in the parking lot of his office last week so we could see how it works. how accurate are the results? >> somewhere between 88% and 98%. >> reporter: but medical experts and former f.d.a. officials say cohen's claims are questionable. >> saying i have a test from china is not enough to put a test on the market here in the united states. and so in today's world, where the answers are life and death, it is not appropriate to just buy a test and sell it here to try to make a profit. >> reporter: separately, a cbs news investigation found other companies blowing through federal regulations, trying to cash in on the public's panic.

others skirt f.d.a. guidance. >> when you have misleading marketing in claims, it can lead the loss of life and significant problems. >> reporter: jonathan cohen's website, coronachecktest.com sells the test to medical professionals, a 25 pack for nearly $500. >> we don't see this in any way as a replacement for the lab testing, but as a way to supplement or enhance that testing. >> reporter: their press release says they launch the test kits following a green light from the f.d.a., but scroll down to the bottom of their website and there is a disclaimer. this test has not been reviewed by the f.d.a. >> maybe it shouldn't be fine print. maybe it should be more prominent. >> because it also says in the fine print, negative results do not rule out covid-19 infection. >> that's right. >> reporter: after our interview, cohen reached out to cbs news. he said they would not ship the test until it was validated in the u.s., and if it failed, they would issue a refund for the thousands that were ordered. catherine herridge, cbs news, washington.

>> o'donnell: and we want to remind everyone that the f.d.a. has not authorized any home testing kits for covid-19. so be aware out there. and there is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." home study is the new normal for more than 50 million american kids, and how some districts are educating without computers. later, no crowds, no problem. how families and friends are still coming together to celebrate even in this time of crisis. she always said, "food is love," so when she moved in with us, a new kitchen became part of our financial plan. ♪ i want to make the most of every meal we have together. ♪ at northwestern mutual, our version of financial planning helps you live your dreams today. find a northwestern mutual advisor at nm dot com.

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>> o'donnell: vir >> o'donnell: virginia today became the second state to cancel school for the rest of the year. nationwide nearly 55 million kids are out of school, and while many are learning online, districts with less money and fewer resources are making other plans. here's meg oliver. >> reporter: it was back to school for 12-year-old william snell from his brooklyn kitchen.

>> how do you feel about this remote learning? >> i don't really feel good about it, because i like actually talking to my friends in person. >> reporter: the snell family is fortunate. they have the devices to stay connected. about 300,000 new york city students don't have laptops. are you prepared to continue this remote learning if school is out for the rest of the year? >> i'm prepared to do whatever i need to do for my son. >> reporter: new jersey weekted online learning last fart least 121,0 publ and private schools across the country. 46 states have closed all schools, leaving nearly 55 million students to learn from home. some schools offer virtual classes online. in philadelphia, one of the poorest big cities in america, more than half of lower and middle school kids do not have laptops, so they distributed 60,000 learning packets.

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not be something amazing to happen for her birthday. >> reporter: the minnesota girl is hard-of-hearing, but couldn't miss the sound of celebration >> it was very unbelievable, because this doesn't usually happen. ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: when rhode islander alfred vecoli turned 92, eight children, 14 grandchildren, and 15 great grands ditched the party for a parade. >> i don't know. it's too much. it's too much. i'm overwhelmed. >> to those out there on the front lines. >> reporter: and the grand ole opry never missing a saturday in 94 years upheld tradition. ♪ ♪ finding a way to come together in a time of being apart. janet shamlian, cbs news, houston. >> o'donnell: they still find a way to be together. we'll be right back. .

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